Toenniges v. Steed

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

Acting pro se, Donald Wayne Toenniges sued Donna Steed for fraud and misrepresentation related to a promissory note and a deed to secure debt. The trial court granted summary judgment to Steed, and Toenniges filed a direct appeal with this court. Because the record shows that Toenniges was a prisoner when he filed this civil action, however, he has no right to a direct appeal, and therefore this court has no jurisdiction to hear it.

“The disposition of this appeal is controlled by the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996, OCGA § 42-12-1 et seq.” Jones v. Townsend, 267…